Tenkar's Tavern: Any "Black Friday" Sales From Our Favorite OSR Publishers?

Monday, November 24, 2014

Any "Black Friday" Sales From Our Favorite OSR Publishers?

I'm trying to get a list together of any possible RPG sales for the "Black Friday" weekend, which I guess starts on Wednesday these days. I've been told of one so far. I expect there are others, either going on now or starting shortly.

So, if you know of some upcoming sales (or are a publisher that plans a sale) drop me a line at tenkarsDOTtavern at that gmail thing.

I've got a post to put together and I can only do it with your help ;)

(edit: the list is slowly coming together ;)

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John Matthew StaterNovember 24, 2014 at 11:35 AM
I'm going to do my annual holiday money sacrifice (i.e. 10% off or so) on all my stuff at Lulu.com. And now I realize I should just email this to you, but I've gone and typed it all in, so I'll do both, because I'm both thorough and exhausted!
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David FisherNovember 24, 2014 at 8:55 PM
When is Black Friday?
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Chris GonnermanNovember 25, 2014 at 10:10 AM
The Basic Fantasy RPG Core Rules 3rd Edition and Basic Fantasy Field Guide are both expected in print on Lulu.com, CreateSpace.com, and Amazon.com in time for Black Friday. You know the goal of the Basic Fantasy Project is to share the game, not make money, so we can't give a discount (since we don't make appreciable profit, and that's what you give a discount from) but it is very likely that Lulu.com will run some sort of Black Friday special. The Core Rules will list at around $16.00 on Lulu.com, and the paperback will be about $5.00 on Amazon.com/CreateSpace.com and that or a bit less on Lulu.com. The Field Guide is about half as long a book, but due to overhead it won't be a lot cheaper than the Core Rules.

Right now Lulu.com is running a GIVETHANKS code for 15% off all print books, but that ends on Thanksgiving day (the 27th for those not in the US).
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Why "Swords & Wizardry?"

Believe me when I say I have them all in dead tree format. I have OSRIC in full size, trade paperback and the Player's Guide. I have LL and the AEC (and somewhere OEC, but I can't find it at the moment). Obviously I have Basic Fantasy RPG. Actually, I have the whole available line in print. Way too much Castles & Crusades. We all know my love for the DCC RPG. I even have Dark Dungeons in print, the Delving Deeper boxed set, Astonishing Swordsmen & Sorcerers of Hyperborea. BOTH editions of LotFP's Weird Fantasy and some dead tree copies of the Greyhawk Grognards Adventures Dark & Deep

I am so deep in the OSR when I come up for breath it's for the OSR's cousin, Tunnels & Trolls

So, out of all that, why Swords & Wizardry? Why, when I have been running a AD&D 1e / OSRIC campaign in Rappan Athuk am I using Swords & Wizardry and it's variant, Crypts & Things, for the second campaign? (Actually, now running a S&W Complete campaign, soon to be with multiple groups)

Because the shit works.

It's easy for lapsed gamers to pick up and feel like they haven't lost a step. I can house rule it and it doesn't break. It plays so close to the AD&D of my youth and college years (S&W Complete especially) that it continually surprises me. Just much less rules hopping than I remember. (my God but I can run it nearly without the book)

I grab and pick and steal from just about all OSR and Original resources. They seem to fit into S&W with little fuss. It may be the same with LL and the rest, but for me the ease of use fit's my expectations with S&W.

Even the single saving throw. That took me longer to adjust to, but even that seems like a natural to me now. Don't ask me why, it just does. Maybe it's the simplicity of it. At 45 52, simplicity and flexibility while remaining true to the feel of the original is an OSR hat trick for me ;)

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